well right now I have 4 Loco 2 W/sound 2 without

I don't think i'll have any problem with joints I soildered them all but I'll double check each section just to be sure. and I do have a few loco with sound and will be adding more I hope in the future, I am using E-Z track with DCC turnouts so looks like I will need to add a booster in the near future

thanks guys

HI Guys
I have a MRC Prodigy Avanced2. At what point should I consider putting a booster on my layout. The Layout is a shelf layout that is in my son's room I couldn't give you a real measurement of the layout cause it has differnent size areas. My locos sputter in some area. So I'm wondering the best way to messuer the out put of the track and what should be coming out

thanks for the help

John

Quote from: RBMN #425 Fan on September 15, 2010, 07:28:38 PM

Quote from: jgaynor on September 12, 2010, 12:42:08 PM
found the answer to my question Hornby make a track cleaning car

http://www.hornby.com/rolling-stock-87/r296/product.html
sadly its not in stock

it is on Ebay, where I just bought mine :-)

LM
I was in the same boat as you with a question regarding couplers. I one person tell me to use string and a paper clip to keep the couplers together  LOL. But in the end I found out that there really is no conversion for those types of coupler. My only suggetion is to do some serious reseach online and you might find an answer.
Sorry I wan't much help, good luck in your project

Best Regards
John

not at this time, but thank i'll look into it

Quote from: ZeldaTheSwordsman on September 12, 2010, 12:32:07 AM
Make a hook out of a piece of paperclip and attach it to the track cleaner car, then get some miniature chain or some string and use that to couple the track-cleaner car to one of the bufferbeam hooks. Or get some more of the hook-and-loop couplers and attach them to the car's bogies (aka trucks). Or the ends, but it doesn't work quite as well.

but i won't have to worry about trying to mickey mouse the couplers together, either that i would have to have a non thomas enging on my son's layout to clean the tracks

found the answer to my question Hornby make a track cleaning car

I would agree that The MRC Prodigy Advance is your best be. I have the Advanced2. if you need more power you could always add a booster to it

does anyone know if the couplers used for the thomas cars can be used on other non-thomas car. Specificaly i'm look to use Bachmann track cleaning cars with one of the engines.

ok another question for the Bachmann, "is the turntable flush mount or does is need a hole so in can be mounted to the bench work of a layout?"

as far as James you could do most of the changes your self especially the painting
but as I have said in the wishlist thread I'm looking for more structures and accessories.

Jim
I just looked at the manual for the decoder and the directional lights are rated a 0.2 amp if that help any
thanks

I have recently bought a MRC 1669 decoder and would like some help in figureing out what type and size light buld to use with it and if I need to use a resistor
thanks

ABC
thanks for the input
just curious do you work for Bachmann, must be a great job if you do